October Metro Unemployment

Fewer cities report decline in unemployment rate, By Christopher S. Rugaber (AP), December 7, 2010, Washington Post: “Unemployment fell in more than half of the nation’s largest cities in October while rising in nearly a third, offering a mixed outlook for hiring. The jobless rate dropped in 200 of the 372 largest metro areas in October, compared to the previous month, the Labor Department said Tuesday. It rose in 108 and remained the same in 64. That’s the fewest areas showing improvement since July. In September, unemployment fell in 321 metro areas and rose in only 31…”